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Aidy Bryant
Born (1987-05-07) May 7, 1987 (age 37)
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Alma materColumbia College Chicago
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian
Years active2012–present

Aidy Bryant (born May 7, 1987) is an American actress and comedian, best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, beginning in season 38.[1]

Early life

Bryant was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Her mother, Georganne (née Vinall),[2] owns a boutique called Frances in Phoenix.[3] She has one brother.[4] She graduated from Xavier College Preparatory in 2005, where she did the morning announcements.[3] Bryant developed an interest in performing during middle school theater classes and summer camps, where she learned about improvisation.[5] Her parents took her to improv workshops at the now-defunct Arizona Jewish Theatre Company.[5]

She graduated from the Columbia College in Chicago with a B.A. in 2009.[6][7] At Columbia College, she participated in the college's comedy studies program, developed by the Theatre Department and The Second City.[7]

Career

After Bryant graduated from Columbia College, she toured with the musical improv group Baby Wants Candy and was approached by Second City.[5] She has performed with iO Chicago, The Second City[8] and the Annoyance Theatre. She was a writer and ensemble member for both "Sky's the Limit, Weather Permitting" and "We're All In This Room Together" on the Second City e.t.c. Stage.[6]

Bryant made her debut as a featured player on Saturday Night Live on September 15, 2012.[6][9][10] She was promoted to a repertory player during her second season on the show.

In 2013, Bryant appeared with a recurring role in the second season of IFC's Comedy Bang Bang, playing the show's segment producer.[11] Bryant also made an uncredited cameo appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.[12] She has made guest appearances on programs such as Broad City, Documentary Now!, The Awesomes, and Girls. In 2016, Bryant had a recurring role as Alice in the Louis C.K. series Horace and Pete.

In 2014, Bryant, Eli Bruggemann, Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, and Kate McKinnon were nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the "Home for the Holiday (Twin Bed)". The music video sketch aired on December 21, 2013.[13] She won the award for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2015 EWwy awards which honor performances that were snubbed by the Emmys.[citation needed]

Celebrity impressions on SNL

Recurring characters on SNL

  • One of the students in the "Shallon" (Nasim Pedrad) sketches
  • Morgan, co-host of Girlfriends Talk Show who always gets shunned or ignored by her friend Kyra (Cecily Strong) in favor of the guest[3]
  • Tonker Bell, Tinker Bell's rude-mannered half-sister whose dad is a house fly
  • One of the actors in a dramatic High School Theater production, who attempt to make broad points about society's issues
  • Lil' Baby Aidy, a characterization of herself in the show's all-female music videos (so called because she's the youngest [the "baby"] of the current female cast)
  • Melanie, a flirtatious, libidinous, pushy young teen with an enthrallment for mature gentlemen -- said gentlemen being her friends' fathers
  • An unnamed, naive girl who always interrupts a porno movie (Hot for Teacher 8 and The Doctor Is In...My Butt 4) thinking that they are actual people and not characters in a porno

Personal life

Bryant is dating comedian Conner O'Malley, who currently works as a writer on Late Night with Seth Meyers.[14]

References

  1. ^ Metz, Nina (September 10, 2012). "Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson, Cecily Strong join cast of 'SNL'". Chicago Tribune.
  2. ^ "Kenneth A. Vinall". Legacy.com. September 21, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Bartkowski, Becky (August 22, 2013). "Saturday Night Live's Aidy Bryant on Real Housewives Addiction and How Kristen Wiig's The Best". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "Georganne Bryant: Commit to a family day". azcentral.com. January 28, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c Lawton, Claire (October 2, 2014). "Aidy Bryant's Made It Big on Saturday Night Live, But Phoenix Still Feels Like Home". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Cast Bios". Aidy Bryant. NBC. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Alumna Aidy Bryant Joins SNL Cast". Columbia College Chicago. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  8. ^ Fallon, Kevin (October 31, 2014). "How Aidy Bryant Stealthily Became Your Favorite 'Saturday Night Live' Star". The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 3, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Levin, Gary (September 10, 2012). "'Saturday Night Live' adds three new cast members". USA Today.
  10. ^ "'Saturday Night Live' adds 3 performers for upcoming season after departures of Wiig, Samberg". The Washington Post (The Associated Press). September 10, 2012.
  11. ^ The A.V. Club
  12. ^ Twitter
  13. ^ "Aidy Bryant". Television Academy. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  14. ^ Rackl, Lori (January 14, 2014). "'Late Night' heir Seth Meyers: 'I would not be where I am today if it wasn't for Chicago' (VIDEO) – Voices". Chicago Sun-Times. Sun-Times Media Group. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

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